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Deer Creek... I never even heard of deer creek until this winter. All the boys around seattle have been charging hard looking for new runs and going back to rivers that were explored but forgotten about over the years. Deer Creek is that one forgotten run that you now know why most folks don't know about it or just forgot about it. On purpose. Deer Creek flows into the North Fork Stilly a sister drainage to Robe canyon on the South Fork Stilly. This run was an amazing exploration for our crew dealing with a personal first descent so close to home.  For one it was no creek and ended up being a full day of hiking portaging and boat scouting some great scary class IV-V whitewater. With four BIG 
drops that I didn't run the rest was well worth the work and worth going back for. Just goes to show how much Washington has to offer if you just look at your topo map and don't mind putting in a little work.. 

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Rob swimming after his boat after it slid down the hill at the put in. He got it just before the first rapid.
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                             The walls coming in on us and the river lilting down. 
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                                  This is where we decide that were not on a creek
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                        Deer is full of fun juicy stuff like this in between the big ones  
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                                        Our fearless probe going in for the team
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                                                Yup.. going more right 
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                                     Scott threading the sneak route to avoid the hole
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                                               Rob running unamed Biggy #3 
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                    Classic drop on Deer, it doesn't seem to let up the whole trip 
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                                  Rob making his way through the last major rapid 
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                                    The best part of Deer Creek.. Beer at the take out !!
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